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The World Next Week episodes

July 21, 2022 Pope Francis Goes to Canada, Petition for Same-Sex Marriage in Ukraine, Pivotal Tunisian Referendum, and More
Pope Francis travels to Canada seeking forgiveness from Indigenous communities for Catholic Church abuses; President Volodymyr Zelensky must respond to a petition for same-sex marriage in Ukraine; and President Kais Saied hopes to ratify a controversial new constitution in Tunisia.

Mentioned on the Podcast

Stewart M. Patrick, Reflecting Sunlight to Reduce Climate Risk Priorities for Research and International Cooperation, April 2022

Alice Hill, The Fight for Climate After COVID-19, 2021

Alice Hill, Building a Resilient Tomorrow: How to Prepare for the Coming Climate Disruption, 2020
30 min
July 15, 2022 Political Chaos in Sri Lanka, ‘Operational Pause’ in Ukraine, Farnborough Airshow, and More
Protesters in Sri Lanka storm government buildings as the president flees; Russia declares an “operational pause” in its invasion of Ukraine; the Farnborough Airshow spotlights the future of flight; and the James Webb Space Telescope inspires galactic wonder.

Mentioned on the Podcast

“The Long War in Ukraine, With Michael Kofman,” The President’s Inbox, July 12, 2022

Images from the James Webb Space Telescope
36 min
July 08, 2022 Biden’s Middle East Trip, Meeting With AMLO, and More
U.S. President Joe Biden visits Israel, the West Bank, and Saudi Arabia and prepares for a meeting with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom reacts to the resignation of Prime Minister Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader.

Articles Mentioned on the Podcast

Michael Stott and Christine Murray, “Why Mexico is missing its chance to profit from US-China decoupling,” Financial Times, July 3, 2022
34 min
July 01, 2022 January 6 Hearings, Anniversary of Hong Kong Handover, and More
The January 6 committee hearings generate new interest, Hong Kong observes the twenty-fifth anniversary of its handover to China, and migrant smuggling gets new scrutiny after dozens were found dead inside a truck in Texas.

Books and Articles Mentioned

Keith B. Richburg, “Hong Kong Was Not Supposed to Look Like This” (2022)

Diana Roy and Sabine Baumgartner, “Crossing the Darien Gap: Migrants Risk Death on the Journey to the U.S.” (2022)

Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer de Pinto, Fred Backus, and Kabir Khanna, “CBS News poll: Half say Trump tried to stay in office through illegal means, should be charged with crimes” (2022)
31 min
June 23, 2022 High-Stakes G7 and NATO Summits, Humanitarian Aid in Syria, and More
Summits of the Group of Seven (G7) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will kick off with discussions on critical issues including the war in Ukraine, COVID-19, and the climate crisis. Also, the United Nations will vote on a vital humanitarian aid channel between Turkey and Syria.

Blog Post Mentioned on the Podcast

Stewart M. Patrick, “The G7, NATO, and the Future of the West” (2022)

35 min
June 09, 2022 TWNW Special: What to Read and Listen to This Summer
In this special episode of The World Next Week, Heather A. Conley, president of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, joins James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon to discuss the books they recommend reading, the books they’re looking forward to reading, and the podcasts they’re listening to for fun this summer.

Read more about Jim, Bob, and Heather’s picks on Jim’s blog, The Water’s Edge.

Jim’s Picks
Michael Mandelbaum, The Four Ages of American Foreign Policy (2022)
Richard Cohen, Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped the Past (2021)
Laszlo Montgomery, The China History Podcast, Teacup Media

Bob’s Picks
Catherine Belton, Putin’s People (2020)
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, The Love Songs of W.E.B Du Bois (2021)
Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley, Gastropod, Vox Media Podcast Network

Heather’s Picks
Greg Behrman, The Most Noble Adventure: The Marshall Plan and How America Helped Rebuild Europe (2007)
Patrick Radden Keefe, Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland (2018)
Todd Schulkin, Inside Julia’s Kitchen, Heritage Radio Network

Additional Books, Podcasts, and Shows Mentioned on the Podcast
Karen Dewisha, Putin’s Kleptocracy (2014)
Aaron L. Friedberg, Getting China Wrong (2022)
Joseph Marion Jones, The Fifteen Weeks (1965)
Michael Kimmage, The Abandonment of the West (2020)
Sebastian Mallaby, The Power Law (2022)
George Mitchell, Making Peace (1999)
Yascha Mounk, The Great Experiment (2022)
Benn Steil, The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War (2019)
Ali Wyne, America’s Great-Power Opportunity (2022)
Heather A. Conley, “How Will Biden Handle Russia?” The President's Inbox, December 1, 2020
David Crowther, The History of England
Mike Duncan, The History of Rome
Jamie Jeffers, The British History Podcast
Michael Mandelbaum, “America’s Rise to Power,” The President's Inbox, May 7, 2022
Robin Pierson, The History of Byzantium
Julia, HBO Max (2022)
48 min
June 03, 2022 Summit of the Americas, One Hundred Days of War in Ukraine, and More
The United States hosts the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, Ukraine marks one hundred days since the Russian invasion began, and the EU Foreign Affairs Council convenes in Brussels to talk trade.
Events and Speeches Mentioned on the Podcast
Antony Blinken, “The Administration’s Approach to the People’s Republic of China,” delivered at The George Washington University, May 26, 2022
“Russia’s War in Ukraine: How Does it End?” Council on Foreign Relations, May 31, 2022
35 min
May 27, 2022 Blinken’s China Strategy Speech, Colombia’s Presidential Election, and More
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken unveils the Biden administration’s China strategy, Colombians go to the polls for a presidential election, and Foreign Affairs magazine debuts its first podcast.
Articles and Speeches Mentioned on the Podcast
Antony Blinken, “The Administration’s Approach to the People’s Republic of China,” delivered at The George Washington University, May 26, 2022
Deborah Elms, “IPEF: The Party Few Wanted to Attend,” Asian Trade Centre, May 23, 2022
Stephen Kotkin, “Russia’s Perpetual Geopolitics,” Foreign Affairs (May/June 2016)
Julie Turkewitz, “Will Colombia Elect Its First Leftist Leader?” New York Times, May 26, 2022
Podcasts Mentioned
Daniel Kurtz-Phelan, The Foreign Affairs Interview, Foreign Affairs
Daniel Kurtz-Phelan and Stephen Kotkin, “What Putin Got Wrong About Ukraine, Russia, and the West,” The Foreign Affairs Interview, May 26, 2022
30 min
May 20, 2022 Biden Visits Japan and South Korea, Annual World Health Assembly, and More
U.S. President Joe Biden visits Japan and South Korea, the seventy-fifth World Health Assembly takes place in Geneva, and Australians vote in a general election.
Podcasts Mentioned on the Podcast
Sheila A. Smith and Scott A. Snyder, “President Biden’s Japan and South Korea Trip,” The President’s Inbox, May 17, 2022
James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon, “Finland and Sweden Talk NATO, Biden Hosts ASEAN Leaders, and More,” The World Next Week, May 12, 2022
28 min
May 12, 2022 Finland and Sweden Talk NATO, Biden Hosts ASEAN Leaders, and More
Finland and Sweden intensify the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) membership process, U.S. President Joe Biden hosts Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders for a special summit in Washington, DC, and Lebanon holds parliamentary elections.
Podcasts Mentioned on the Podcast
Steven A. Cook, “The Middle East’s Reaction to the Invasion of Ukraine,” The President’s Inbox, May 10, 2022
26 min